Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1161 Lu Zhilian’s Visit

Watson looked at the various account books and photos in his hands, smiled with satisfaction and said, "This Lin Rundong is quite clever. He knows how to hold back. With all the evidence we have now, it's enough to convict that old bastard Huang Shitong!"

"By the way, don't give up on Mai Shengyun. Try the same trick again. The more evidence the better. Those financial guys are ruthless and will definitely hold back."

Li Wenbin smiled and said, "Well, I've already asked Liu Jianming to continue interrogating Mai Shengyun. With the slander Huang Shitong said in the video, I don't believe Mai Shengyun can sit still."

Watson put down what he was holding and nodded. "Yes, in this way, we have successfully dismantled the Landlords' Association. However, in this situation, it's not just the Landlords' Association that's at play. There's also that Z Foundation. The combined strength of retired government officials, police brass, business tycoons, and barristers is far greater than that of the Landlords' Association!"

Li Wenbin's smile faded as he said in a deep voice, "Xu Huaijing's progress is very slow, and even Hu Zhiyong's side is at a stalemate. He is very familiar with various legal provisions."

"Although there were testimonies from his subordinates, there was only eyewitness testimony, no physical evidence. Furthermore, the mobile phone number they used to communicate was not owned by Hu Zhiyong, but rather an anonymous phone card."

"It can't be used as evidence at this point. We've searched their homes and found nothing. Simply put, our evidence is insufficient to convict Hu Zhiyong and Xu Huaijing."

Watson smiled faintly: "Don't worry. Xu Huaijing and Hu Zhiyong are so anxious to save Huang Shitong, which means they must be collaborating. As long as we can pry open Huang Shitong's mouth, it won't be a big problem. Huang Shitong should have evidence of their collaboration, or even leverage over Xu Huaijing and the others."

At this moment, He Wenzhan came over and knocked on the door: "Sir Hua, Director Lu from the Independent Commission Against Corruption is here."

"Lu Zhilian!" Watson asked in surprise, "What is he doing here?"

"Mr. Li, let's go and meet the famous ICAC Chief Investigator."

Li Wenbin nodded indifferently. He had never been very fond of people from the ICAC.

"Director Lu, you didn't even tell me you were coming so I could go greet you!"

Lu Zhilian forced a smile on his stiff face. "Hua Sir, please stop teasing me. How dare I let the Deputy Director of Operations of the police force come to greet me!"

"Haha, I wouldn't go to greet others, but since Director Lu is here, I have to go." Watson said with a smile, "Let's go to my office to discuss it in detail!"

He understood that Lu Zhilian would not come to him for no reason. Every time he came, it meant that there was something wrong, and it was not a small matter.

Lu Zhilian brought Anda, Ma Yaozu and other subordinates into Watson's office.

After closing the door, Watson spoke first, "Director Lu, this is our Assistant Commissioner of Police, Li Wenbin, Sir Li. I'm sure you've heard of him. He's not an outsider. Just tell me what you want to say."

Lu Zhilian glanced at Li Wenbin and nodded slightly, as a greeting before saying, "Our ICAC recently received a report from Liang On-ying, the wife of Superintendent Huang Wenbin of the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau of the police force. She reported that Superintendent Huang Wenbin accepted bribes and had photos as evidence."

As he said that, he took out the photo and handed it over.

Watson took it and looked at it. On the top was Huang Wenbin's police officer ID, and below was a bag of Hong Kong dollars, all of which were thousand-dollar bills. With Huang Wenbin's salary, he could not earn so much even as a cop.

"Mr. Hua, take a look at this. This is what Superintendent Huang Wenbin did during his recent mission."

As he spoke, he handed over a USB flash drive. Watson took it and plugged it directly into the computer in his office to watch it.

Although the picture was not very clear, some of Huang Wenbin's small movements could be seen, which made Watson frown.

Lu Zhilian continued, "The man sitting opposite Superintendent Huang Wenbin is called Luo Deyong. He's known as the Godfather of Hong Kong accounting and has a very high reputation in the industry."

"We don't know exactly what happened, but based on the evidence we have so far, it's clear that Superintendent Huang Wenbin has some issues. We at ICAC have asked him to return to assist with the investigation, but he was extremely uncooperative. Furthermore, we didn't have sufficient evidence, so we had no choice but to release him."

Watson raised his eyebrows: "Then why did Director Lu come here today..."

Lu Zhilian smiled stiffly. "I'm here to seek cooperation with the police force. The relationship between the police and the ICAC has always been tense, and we don't want the relationship between the two sides to remain so tense..."

Watson said helplessly, "You guys are the ones who caused the tension, and that's just your excuse. I guess you want me to help you investigate Huang Wenbin. So, you found out there's a tycoon behind Huang Wenbin and you can't catch him, so you came to me and want the police and ICAC to work together to catch this tycoon?"

Lu Zhilian's expression froze completely. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Hua Sir, don't be so blunt. We are all working for a better Hong Kong."

Watson smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Behind Huang Wenbin is Xu Huaijing, and behind this Xu Huaijing is the Z Foundation. They are all retired senior officials, senior police officers, business tycoons, and so on. Our police are investigating. You've come here to find out something!"

Hearing this, Lu Zhilian's pupils shrank slightly. Their Independent Commission Against Corruption had just found a little clue and was still unsure of Xu Huaijing's identity and the details of the Z Fund behind him.

But I didn't expect that the police already knew everything.

When Watson saw Lu Zhilian's expression, he felt secretly happy. He thought, "You've been acting like a cold-faced devil all day, and now you've suffered a setback today."

However, after a brief thought, Watson told the truth: "Okay, stop guessing. Xu Huaijing is currently in our police detention room, along with Hu Zhiyong, the legal advisor of the Z Foundation."

"They have been arrested by us for sending assassins to the police station to kill witnesses related to the landlord association case."

"But these two are very slippery. We only have witnesses and no physical evidence. I wonder if Director Lu has any evidence?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhilian breathed a sigh of relief. "At first, I thought Xu Huaijing had already run away, so I immediately came to you, Hua Sir, to see if there was any way. I didn't expect that he was actually arrested by the police. I was wondering why there was no news at all."

As he spoke, he sighed helplessly. It was because he was worried that Xu Huaijing had run away that he came to the police and wanted the police to assist them in the investigation.

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